Re: else ladders practice

On 02/12/2024 18:19, Janis Papanagnou wrote:

On 02.12.2024 15:44, Bart wrote:

 If all you want is to _sequentially_ process each single error in
a source file you don't need a test; all you need is to get the
error message, to start the editor, edit, and reiterate the compile
(to get the next error message, and so on). - Very time consuming.
 But as soon as the errors are [all] fixed in a module... - what
do you do with it? - ...you should test that what you've changed
or implemented has been done correctly.
 So edit/compile-iterating a single source is more time-consuming
than fixing it in, let's call it, "batch-mode". And once it's
error-free the compile times are negligible in the whole process.

I've struggled to find a suitable real-life analogy.
All I can suggest is that people have gone to some lengths to justify having a car that can only travel at 3 mph around town, rather then 30 mph (ie 5 vs 50 kph).
Maybe their town is only a village, so the net difference is neglible. Or they rarely drive, or avoid doing so, another way to downplay the inconvenience of such slow wheels.
The fact is that driving at 3 mph on a clear road is incredibly frustrating even when you're not in a hurry to get anywhere!

Or are you suggesting that the scenario portrayed here:
>
   https://xkcd.com/303/
>
is a complete fantasy?

 It is a comic. - So, yes, it's fantasy. It's worth a scribbling
on a WC wall but not suited as a sensible base for discussions.

I would disagree. The reason those work is that people can identify with them from their own experience, even if exaggerated for comic effect.
Otherwise no would get them.